Player Dossier

2016-2022

UTEP

Walter Dawn Jr.

WR • 5'6" • 178 lbs • Mesquite, TX, USA

Reliable chain-moverPossession profile

Walter Dawn Jr. reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Usage / Role

3%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

13

Developing production for a receiver

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Reliability

7

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

21

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · UTEP

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
7
Program Path
UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: North Texas

Player Story

Walter Dawn Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 26, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Walter Dawn Jr.'s career was his receiving role: 57...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2016 · Rating 0.7948

Poteet · Mesquite, TX

Committed To
UTEP
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2016

Walter Dawn Jr., WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · UTEP. Walter Dawn Jr. reads as a reliable chain-mover based on recent role and receiving efficiency.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Receiving yards
633
Receptions
57
Touchdowns
4

Quick Answers

Walter Dawn Jr. quick answers

Latest team and position
UTEP · WR
Career Receiving Yards
633
Tracked sample
7 unique seasons · 7 entries · 49 games
Best season
2020 Regular Season · UTEP
Top game
North Texas
Recruit profile
2-star · Poteet · UTEP
High school pipeline
Poteet · 14 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 26 · Senior
2022 Receiving yards rank
37 receiving yards · WR 794th (top 76%) · Conference USA 114th (top 65%) · National 1,404th (top 67%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesRecRec YdsTDOverall
2016 Regular SeasonUTEP106121341.8
2017 Regular SeasonUTEP1011111141.6
2018 Regular SeasonUTEP2457064.6
2019 Regular SeasonUTEP10678038.8
2020 Regular SeasonUTEP720202070.7
2021 Regular SeasonUTEP2327042.3
2022 Regular SeasonUTEP8737030.7

Related Context

Walter Dawn Jr. played WR for UTEP. Across 7 tracked seasons, Walter Dawn Jr. recorded 165 rushing yards, 633 receiving yards, and 6 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with UTEP.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season

UTEP paired 202 primary output with 57.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

target-driven usage with 37.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2022 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico

Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

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Season Explorer

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2022 Regular Season · UTEP

Games

8

Receiving Yards / G

4.6

Efficiency

37.5

Usage

8.7

Consistency

38.3

Best Game by takeover score

New Mexico

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Oklahoma: 9. North Texas: 6. New Mexico: 15. Charlotte: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Rice: 0. Florida International: 7. UTSA: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Oklahoma: 2 by 30. North Texas: 1 by 40. New Mexico: 3 by 33.3. Florida International: 1 by 46.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins3.5 · Games = 2 · -1.5 vs Losses
Losses5 · Games = 6 · +1.5 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

8 games

Featured metric

Receiving Yards

Top game by takeover score

New Mexico

Best efficiency game

46.7 vs Florida International

Result
Sat 11/26@ UTSAL 31-34
Sat 11/19vs Florida InternationalW 40-6177707
Thu 11/3@ RiceL 30-37
Sat 10/8@ Louisiana TechL 31-41
Sat 10/1@ CharlotteW 41-35
Sun 9/18@ New MexicoL 10-2731565015
Sat 9/3@ OklahomaL 13-45294.54.5007
Sun 8/28vs North TexasL 13-31166606

Player Story

Walter Dawn Jr. story

Walter Dawn Jr. built his college career from 2016 through 2022 as a wide receiver from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 26, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Walter Dawn Jr.'s career was his receiving role: 57 catches, 633 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, and 165 rushing yards across 49 career games in the available record. His career also includes 165 rushing yards, 6 tackles, and 1,095 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Walter Dawn Jr.'s career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    UTEP

    2016-2022

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

2016201720182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2016 Regular SeasonUTEP12160.611.1
2017 Regular SeasonUTEP11156.511.1-10
2018 Regular SeasonUTEP5783.414.6-54
2019 Regular SeasonUTEP78758.521
2020 Regular SeasonUTEP20257.318.5124
2021 Regular SeasonUTEP275510.8-175
2022 Regular SeasonUTEP3737.58.710

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs North Texas

Week 15 · L 43-45 · Conference game

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

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Receiving Yards

100 takeover

66 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#2

vs Arizona

Week 3 · L 16-63

54

Receiving Yards

85.2 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

54 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

#3

@ New Mexico State

Week 13 · L 35-44

42

Receiving Yards

78.3 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

42 receiving yards with a 93.3 efficiency score.

#4

vs Northern Arizona

Week 1 · L 10-30

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Receiving Yards

77.8 takeover

Loss with an explosive receiving profile.

30 receiving yards with a 66.7 efficiency score.

#5

@ UTSA

Week 8 · W 52-49 · Conference game

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Receiving Yards

73.7 takeover

Win with an explosive receiving profile.

74 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2020 Regular Season · UTEP

202 primary output · 57.3 efficiency · 18.5 usage

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#2

2018 Regular Season · UTEP

64.6

57 primary · 83.4 efficiency · 14.6 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · UTEP

42.3

27 primary · 55 efficiency · 10.8 usage

Milestones

0

100+ receiving yards

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8+ catch outings

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2+ TD games